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Meta | Acquired Podcast The complete podcast (and transcript!) of Meta’s history and business strategy.

Great podcast on "The Complete History & Strategy of Meta" by AcquiredFM.

acquired.fm/episodes/meta

Warning: It's 6 hours long😃

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We walk you through the most recent corruption perception index report published by Transparency International on 30 January 2024. Denmark ranks for the sixt... Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 / Report highlights / #economy

Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 has been published by
@anticorruption.bsky.social:

Denmark is perceived to be the least corrupt for the 6th time in a row (score: 90 out of 100).

US is ranked 24th (score: 69).

Check out our full video summary here: youtu.be/awhxGU2Z7fEThe

📈Blue-chip stocks are more liquid than stocks of smaller companies.

📈ETFs that track widely followed indices or asset classes are highly liquid as their shares can be traded on stock exchanges.

🏢Corporate Bonds issued by highly rated corporations tend to be liquid.

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💵Cash: The most liquid asset, can be readily used for transactions, it has universal acceptance.

💱Major Currencies: highly liquid due to their widespread use in global financial markets.

🏦Government Bonds issued by financially stable governments are considered liquid.

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💧 Liquidity can vary substantially across asset classes.

📃 Here's a curated list of the most liquid asset classes that keep the financial wheels turning.

🧐 Enjoy reading!

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📈 Investing is like planting a seed. It takes patience, nurturing, and time to see it grow into a flourishing tree of wealth.

Embrace the journey, stay focused, and let compounding work its magic. Your future self will thank you. 🌱💰

Market portfolio - Initial Return We explain what is meant by the market portfolio, discuss its links to the optimal risky portfolio, and compute its beta based on CAPM.

🎓According to CAPM, a popular asset pricing model, it's optimal for investors to hold the "market portfolio".
🤨 But, what exactly is the market portfolio? Check out our post to find out.

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"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." - Warren Buffett.

💲Value investors' strategy is to identify companies that trade below their true value.

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." - Warren Buffett.

We explain how to use Excel's data analysis tool to obtain descriptive statistics for a stock's return distribution. We also discuss how to interpret these d... Descriptive statistics for stock returns / Analyzing stock returns / Episode 4

📽️Learn how to get descriptive statistics for stock returns using Excel.

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📈This is the fourth video in our series on analyzing stock returns.

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If you'd like to learn more about the bid-ask spread, feel free to read our dedicated post.
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The bid-ask spread is the difference between the highest bid and the lowest ask.
It is a measure of liquidity as it captures round-trip transaction costs (the cost of turning over a position in a short interval).
Liquid stocks are characterized by low bid-ask spreads.
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The bid price represents the buy side of a market. If the highest bid for a stock is $4, this's the price investors are "bidding" to buy the stock.
The ask price represents the sell side. If the lowest ask is $6, this's the price investors are "asking" to sell the stock.
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📊 New to investing? Terms like bid prices, ask prices, and the bid-ask spread might seem daunting at first, but fear not! Here's a quick guide.💡
#Investing101 #BidAskSpread
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